This is a correct, easy to play version of the song. It was originally written in the
key of F, but I transposed it to E.
The song is written in 3/4, so I like to play it picking the root note and then the
bottom strings twice to emphasize the whimsical nature of the melody. I also tried to place
the chords above the right syllable, didn't have a lot of luck struggling with the
formatting though. Just remember
CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET
INTRO: E, B7 (strum and hold this note)
EEAE
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
EB7EB7
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same
EEAE
There's a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
EB7E
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look
E
just the same
EEAE
And the people in the houses, all went to the university
EB7EB7
Where they were put in boxes, and they came out all the same
EEAE
And there's doctors, and there's lawyers, and business ex-ecutives
EB7E
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just
E
the same
EEAE
And they all play on the golf course, and drink their martinis dry
EB7EB7
And they all have pretty children, and the children go to school
EEAE
And the children go to summer camp, and then to the university
EB7EE
Where they are put in boxes, and they come out all the same
EEAE
And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family
EB7EB7
In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
EEAE
There's a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
EB7E
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just
E
the same